218 pages : 22 cm

"An Earthscan original"--Page 4 of cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index

Ch. 1. The Aims of Progress -- General Definitions -- Social Progress -- Economic Growth -- Technological Progress -- Scientific Progress -- The Pursuit of Happiness -- Technology and Happiness -- Ch. 2. Technological Innovation -- Causes -- Micro-Economic Theories of Technological Innovation -- The Law of Diminishing Returns and R & D Cooperation -- The Macro-Economic Role of Innovation -- Technological Innovation and Defence -- Ch. 3. Technology Policy -- Technology and Politics -- Support Policies for Technology -- Examples of Support Policies -- Should Government Support Technological Innovation? -- Government Support for Research -- Measures for the Control of Technology -- Technology Assessment as an Input to the Formation of Technology Policy -- Ch. 4. Technology and the Natural Environment -- The Contemporary Problem of Pollution -- Some Examples of Present Environmental Problems -- Environmental Problems and the Market -- Sustainable Growth -- Ch. 5. Environmental Policies -- Attitudes and the Political Agenda -- Examples of Environmental Policies -- Environmental Policies in the European Community and in the United Kingdom -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Ch. 6. Summary and Conclusionus -- The Four Dimensions of Futility -- The Irrelevance of New Technologies to Real Needs -- The Cost of Rapid Change -- The Uncoupling of Technical Progress from Social Advance -- Technological Progress and Environmental Destruction -- Policy Recommendations -- The Future of Technological Innovation

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